BGE Green Grants Program Now Accepting Applications

Grants of up to $10,000 available to 501c3 organizations focused on
improving the environment

April 04, 2017 04:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baltimore
Gas and Electric Company (BGE) is now accepting applications for the
2017 Green Grants program. All 501c3 nonprofit organizations within the
BGE service area that focus on conservation, education, energy
efficiency, pollution prevention and community engagement are eligible
to apply at www.bge.com/giving.
Applications must be received by May 16, 2017.

Grants range from $1000 to $10,000 and are available to both new and
existing programs that clearly demonstrate a commitment to environmental
improvements in the community and to enhancing environmental stewardship
throughout BGE’s central Maryland service area. Since 2013, the Green
Grants program has provided more than $1,300,000 to nonprofit
organizations throughout central Maryland.

“Since Green Grants started in 2013, we’ve helped 121 different
organizations positively impact the environment in many different and
meaningful ways,” said Alexander Núñez, BGE’s senior vice president of
regulatory and external affairs. “We look forward to seeing creative
ideas and programs put forward by this year’s applicants that will make
a difference in the quality of life in the communities we serve.”

Since its founding in 1816, BGE has partnered with Maryland communities
to enhance our neighborhoods. Through the use of shareholder dollars,
BGE supports programs that deliver measurable and sustainable impact in
the areas of energy efficiency, the environment, education, economic and
community development, and emergency response and safety.

BGE’s corporate citizenship aligns with its parent company, Exelon
Corporation. As part of Exelon’s 2012 merger, Exelon and its
subsidiaries committed to maintaining an average of $7 million in annual
charitable giving for 10 years. The BGE Green Grants program fulfills
part of that commitment.

BGE,
founded in 1816 as the nation’s first gas utility, is Maryland’s largest
natural gas and electric utility. Headquartered in Baltimore, BGE
delivers power to more than 1.25 million electric customers and more
than 650,000 natural gas customers in central Maryland. The company’s
approximately 3,200 employees are committed to the safe and reliable
delivery of natural gas and electricity, as well as enhanced energy
management, conservation, environmental stewardship and community
assistance. The company also has an estimated annual economic impact of
$5 billion of output in its service area, supporting more than 9,500
local jobs and producing $923 million in labor income. BGE is a
subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading
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